NEWARK – In March 2010, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert L. Laurino announced the arrest of Preye L. Roberts, now age 28, of Nutley in connection with the alleged shooting of Fairfield Police Officer Gerald Veneziano on Jan. 30, 2010 in Fairfield.

According to NJ.com, psychologist Joel Morgan gave the opinion in court last week that Roberts had recently been faking psychiatric symptoms; however, due to his history of mental health problems he could not determine if Roberts would be able to stand trial.

In 2010, Roberts was charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. If convicted of all charges Roberts will face 30 years in prison.

After much investigation, the task force was notified by Union County law enforcement that they arrested Roberts during a Feb. 13 incident where he allegedly fired a weapon on Route 22. During the arrest, police found him in possession of 9mm ammunition. This information was entered into the database and then discovered as a match for the case.

For the time being, Roberts is being held at the Ann Klein Forensic Center in Ewing.

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Foundation for Educational Administration recently awarded a group of James Caldwell High School (JCHS) teachers with a “Young Audiences” scholarship, which will cover the expenses of an Artist-in-Residence program at JCHS during the 2016-17 school year.

NEWARK, NJ - Authorities announced Tuesday that they have arrested Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, of Orange, who is suspected of the murder of Sarah Butler, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti.

Butler, a 20-year-old Montclair resident reported missing on Nov. 23, was found dead on Dec. 1 in Eagle ...

ROSELAND, NJ — A local litigation and personal-injury attorney recently authored a book written primarily for trial lawyers called “The Domino Theory,” which provides a step-by-step framework for how to demonstrate any case to a jury, from discovery through closing arguments.

Although Edward Capozzi, a partner at Brach Eichler LLC of Roseland, wrote the book ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Owner/Directors of Meadowbrook County Day Camp Dan Millman and George Stein are launching a NJ Pizza Road Tour to meet prospective families and visit with former and current camp families. The first stop on the tour is Dec. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Anthony Francos, 489 S Livingston Ave., in Livingston.

FAIRFIELD, NJ — Featuring ice-skating, horse-and-carriage rides, an interactive snow globe for family photos, hot refreshments, a surprise appearance from Olaf of Disney’s “Frozen” and more, the Township of Fairfield’s first Winter Wonderland event Sunday, held in conjunction with the annual tree lighting, attracted nearly triple the expected number of ...

CALDWELL, NJ — Initiated by the Women's Club of Caldwell more than 40 years ago, the annual Christmas Walk, now hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell/West Essex, will be held on Sunday from noon to 4:30 p.m. throughout the West Essex area.

According to the Kiwanis Club, the Christmas Walk house tour has become an event that the community looks forward to each year. This ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Different from many North Essex Chamber of Commerce (NECC) events, Tuesday’s holiday celebration at The Manor in West Orange will not have a formal program and instead encourages both members and non-members to come shop, eat and be merry together.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Manor’s new “Garden Room,” located at 111 Prospect Ave., will be decorated ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — With help from the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex, more than 40 members of the Caldwell Wrestling program—including coaches, wrestlers and parents from the James Caldwell High School, recreation, travel and elementary wrestling teams—recently participated in a cleanup of Grover Cleveland Park.

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — Twenty-four hours before the biggest game of her already impressive career, West Essex field hockey sophomore Ellie Decker was ready. The Knights had prepared for this moment for years, with a strong team that had finally reached the Tournament of Champions final—the ultimate goal for any New Jersey team.

NEWARK, NJ - Authorities announced Tuesday that they have arrested Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, of Orange, who is suspected of the murder of Sarah Butler, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti.

Butler, a 20-year-old Montclair resident reported missing on Nov. 23, was found dead on Dec. 1 in Eagle ...

After years of changing his course, living in New Jersey, Boston, Brooklyn, and Charleston, all while singing in small local bars, at open mic nights, and working as a bartender to make ends meet, Randolph’s Brendan Fletcher always ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — The West Essex campus of Essex County College will conduct an open house for prospective students Saturday, December 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The campus is at 730 Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell.

Prospective students who attend the open house will have their application fee waived. If qualified, they will receive an on-the-spot admission decision.

CALDWELL, NJ - Right before Thanksgiving, the students in the Trinity Academy Builders Club created 25 baskets of complete Thanksgiving dinners for families in need.

First, they collected donations from members of the school community and then spent a night creating the Thanksgiving baskets. To create the baskets, the Trinity Academy students filled laundry baskets full of all ...

Recently, the owners of Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, Dan Milman and George Stein, took part in a fun Question and Answer session. Below are the questions and their responses. To learn more about Milman, Stein and Meadowbrook, click here to read a recent article that ran on TApinto.net.

Any armchair theoretical physicist knows that Stephen Hawking has pursued a lifelong quest to come up with a Theory of Everything. This all-encompassing theory would tie together general relativity (large scale and high mass galaxies, stars, etc), quantum theory (quantum mechanics, quarks, atoms, subatomic particles), and Newtonian physics (gravity on small bodies, gas laws, electromagnetism) to ...